7 February

[Anav]

1800 - USS Essex becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to cross the equator.

The first Shellbacks!

1815 - The Board of Naval Commissioners, a group of senior officers, is established to oversee the operation and maintenance of the Navy under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.

[Jack Aubrey]

Traditional Royal Navy Toast for today:
”Sweethearts and wives (may they never meet).”

[Coog]

1815 - The Board of Naval Commissioners, a group of senior officers, is established to oversee the operation and maintenance of the Navy under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Navy_Commissioners